Now there's a snotty response, Jason.
Quite frankly, and since you cite the Sleepwalking scene, I'd like to say
that it would be easy to hear her artistry, her brilliance, her involvement
as well as every note, every diminuendo, every alteration of tone to suit
the text, with absolute clarity if it were being played on the sinking
Titanic.
Forgive us poor slobs - even us critics - who don't have the material to
listen to her on high-rez (24/96) and therefore cannot "adequately assess
her commercial output."
I've got them all - from LP on - and I never doubted a moment of that
Sleepwalking Scene.
Snotty, uppity and pitiable - that before your had your high rez you
couldn't "adequately assess" poor Callas.
Bob L
On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Jason Victor Serinus <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> For those who are going from memory, or who are refreshing their memory by
> visits to sonically compromised YouTube, the only way to adequately assess
> her commercial output is by referencing either the original LPs or the
> latest, hi-res (24/96) remastering. All other CD transfers pale in
> comparison. I play the 24/96 file of her Sleepwalking Scene from *Macbeth
> *over
> and over, and am never less than astounded at her artistry. Not only is her
> voice perfect for the role, but her timing and carefully judged, oft subtle
> emphases are incomparable.
>
> Most people on Opera-L, I realize, lack the ability to play 24/96 files.
> Getting the latest masterings on CD are your best alternative. All the
> intervention of numerous previous sound engineers and producers is gone,
> and what is left is as close as you're going to get. Depending upon the LP
> pressing, some of these hi-rez masterings sound better than the original
> LPs.
>
> jason victor serinus
>
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